Spring Seems Early - Grackles Are Back We had just returned from an unsuccessful foray to feed the chickadees at Brecksville MetroPark (Cuy Co) -- and when we rolled into the drive way we were greeted by the sound of our summer grackles staking out the best spots in our oak trees . I don't remember them arriving in February before. The feeders were up at the metropark so the chickadees danced around us but did not come sit in our hands to get food -- I tried to explain why to my 7 year old but she is adamant about those "dumb stupid baby birds" -- So much for fostering a love of birding!!! Maybe next time. Susan Ruth Marengo Northeast corner of Cleveland Heights, just south of America's North Coast. ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]